Portuguese club

Relegated Portuguese club Uniao Madeira have released Nigerian midfielder Shehu Abdullahi for the Rio Olympics in August.

The player himself said he will be available for the summer games after he was released by his club.

The full Nigerian international, who missed last year’s All Africa Games as well as the U23 AFCON in Senegal due to club engagements, told said that he has his Portuguese club’s blessing to play at Rio 2016.